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RedStorm Ride Seven-Game Win Streak Into The Cumberlands
By: McKennah Robinson
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After six consecutive non-conference games, the ladies from Rio Grande are now gearing up for a different type of battle – the Mid-South Conference battle. Rio Grande will face the Patriots from the University of the Cumberlands this Thursday, which will begin its first night of conference play that will last through the rest of… Read More
Rio Grande Seeks Back-To-Back Wins
By: Nathan Wiseman
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Rio Grande (8-5) will ring in a new year of Mid-South Conference action on Thursday evening when it travels to Williamsburg, Ky., to face the Cumberlands (8-3). The RedStorm look to snap the Cumberlands’ three-game win streak and hope to extend their streak to two. Aside from a neutral site loss to Southeastern and non-conference… Read More
Swimming And Diving Trains In Florida
By: Abbey Carnivale
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The Ohio swimming and diving team is starting off the new year by soaking up all the Vitamin D they can as the Bobcats travel to Fort Lauderdale, Fla. This 12-day visit is preparing the Green and White for the spring stretch of the 2013-14 season. “We are really looking forward to some great training… Read More
Summit County Leads State For Meth Labs
By: Associated Press
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Authorities say northeast Ohio's Summit County is a hotbed of methamphetamine production. The Akron Beacon Journal reports that the county sheriff's drug unit found another 85 meth lab sites in 2013. The multi-jurisdictional group now has identified more than 900 meth labs and places where meth equipment was dumped in Summit County since 2001. That's… Read More
Ohio Energy Production Rising As Wells Increase
By: Associated Press
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A new report says Ohio energy companies extracted more than twice as much oil and gas from the Utica shale during three months last year than all of 2012. The figures were released thanks to a new law that requires companies to file production updates for the geological formation every quarter instead of annually. The… Read More
Athens Elementary Schools Develop Plans For Struggling Readers
By: Arian Smedley | Athens Messenger
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With the fall Ohio Achievement Assessment results in, officials at the Athens City School District have identified 60 third graders who failed to hit the cut-off score for the reading portion of the test. How well the students do on that section when they take it again in the spring will be key in determining… Read More
Ohio Has Record Low Traffic Deaths In 2013
By: Associated Press
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Ohio had a record low number of traffic deaths in 2013, according to preliminary data released Wednesday by the State Highway Patrol. At least 923 people died on Ohio roads during the past year, and additional deaths are under review but have not been confirmed as traffic deaths, making the possible total 981, according to… Read More
Cambridge Man Charged With Killing Pizza Delivery Driver To Appear In Court
By: Associated Press
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A Cambridge man accused of killing a pizza delivery driver has requested and received a court-appointed attorney. Adam Charles Burris is charged with murder in the slaying of 26-year-old Kayla Thompson of Cambridge. Burris is being held on $1 million bond. His attorney, Andrew Warhola, didn't immediately return a message seeking comment Thursday. Authorities in… Read More
Winter Storm Kicks Off 2014
By: Atish Baidya
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The entire state of Ohio is under either a winter weather advisory or winter storm watch as the second day of 2014 promises to bring with it snow and bitterly cold temperatures. The National Weather Service says snow fall amounts could total between 1 to 5 inches. Forecasters are predicting one to two inches for… Read More
Major Construction Projects In Athens Slated For 2014
By: Sara Brumfield | Athens Messenger
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This will be the year for probably the most anticipated construction project in the city of Athens in recent history — the rehabilitation of Richland Avenue. According to Andy Stone, director of the Athens Department of Engineering and Public Works, the roughly $4 million project to improve Richland Avenue south of Dairy Lane should begin… Read More
Ohio Minimum Wage To Rise A Bit
By: WOUB Contributing Writer
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Ten cents an hour. That’s the raise most of Ohio’s minimum-wage workers started getting Wednesday. The minimum wage for nontipped employees has gone from $7.85 an hour to $7.95 an hour. Tipped employees have seen their base pay rise from $3.93 an hour to $3.98 an hour. Approximately 330,000 Ohio workers are affected, according to… Read More